10 Things Philadelphians Are Irrationally Passionate About

Philadelphia was once crowned America ’s Angriest City by , ahem , a well - significance but profoundly misinformed outlet . Was the title graspable ? Yes . Was it correct ? Not quite . Sure , wecanget as furious as people from any other city , but what we really are is extremely passionate . Of of course , our feisty , down - and - dirty stain of enthusiasm is oftenmistakenfor aggression – probably because of all the yelling , swearword , and thinly veiled threats . freshly around these part ? acquaint yourself with the undermentioned Philly gun trigger … and then slowly back off .

Being legitimately from Philadelphia

Not from the Philadelphiaarea , but fromPhiladelphia . God help the celebrity who claims root in our fair metropolis but is , in fact , from Doylestown . get word it now , Bradley Cooper , Taylor Swift , and others far too successful and attractive to be from the 215 right : You ca n’t sit down with us .

Cheesesteaks. Seriously.

If you ’re from here , your catgut reaction is to at once protest that cheesesteaks are a tired Philadelphia cliché . But this is a secure blank space , so rent ’s be honest : Only one urban center could have stargaze up this unholy brotherhood of tinned cheese and cunning meat , and only one urban center that could love it so . So what ’s your deary ? Dalessandro ’s ? Jim ’s ? Pat ’s ? Geno ’s ? Did we strike a boldness yet ? Just let it out – you ’ll feel good .

Our beloved sweatpants

How much do we jazz our sweatpants ? When they ’re draw near the end of their living oscillation , we make them intosweatshorts . You ’re welcome , America .

Neighborhood borders

Not that there ’s anything awry with the hometown duet – far from it . But it ’s hard to think any other metropolis embracing Hall & Oates the way we have ; as in rabidly , without a trace of the caustic remark that " Kiss On My List " deserves .

Hating New Jersey

Most State Department have a good - natured rivalry with their neighbors . But commit the chance , yeah , we ’d belike sink Jersey .

Hating New York

The theory is that we ’re jealous , but what could the Land of Butter Cake and Sweatshorts possibly have to be jealous about ? We ’re patently higher-ranking , so shove it , New York .

Hating in general

The PPA . I-76 . AT&T Station . That part of City Hall that ’s randomly a unlike colour . Shore traffic . Pittsburgh . tourer . bicycle lanes . deficiency of wheel lane . Tourists in bike lanes . Your cat . We could do this all day .

The magnificence that is Wawa

If you desire to come apart it down and drain all the magic out of the world , then ok , Wawa is nothing more than a glorified gizmo store . But pure , unconditional love is rare in Philadelphia , so just permit us have this one , all right ?

The Eagles

We relish a Phillies biz . We settle down for the Flyers . We ’re masochists , so we watch the Sixers . But the Eagles , well … the Eagles are an entirely dissimilar story . We love you , Carson Wentz , we really do – please endeavor to remember that the next time a big man in cheek - paint threatens your life as tears roll down his cheek .

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